Assays

Embrace performance for detection of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI)*

BD MAX™ Cdiff assay designed for diagnostic speed and accuracy

BD MAX™ Enteric Solutions offer an effective, time-saving alternative to conventional methods

Diagnosing infectious diarrhoea is labour intensive and can take up to 72 hours (or longer) for results
BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial and Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels are fully integrated on the BD MAX™ System providing the ability to consolidate molecular testing for enteric pathogens
Simply snap the Extended Panel into the Enteric Bacterial Panel test strip for extended coverage
The BD MAX™ System provides a faster time to result than culture – around 2 hours, with minimal hands-on time²

Improved patient management

Improved workflow

Increased accuracy of detection

By adding the Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel to the Enteric Bacterial Panel, your lab can detect over 95% of bacteria that cause infectious diarrhoea¹

BD MAX™ Enteric
Bacterial Panel

Targets four of the most common pathogens reported in outbreaks of diarrhoea – Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).
Of these, amongst foodborne bacteria, non-typhoidal Salmonella species are the leading cause of hospitalisation and death.³

BD MAX™ Extended Enteric
Bacterial Panel

Targets pathogens that are seasonally and regionally implicated in bacterial gastroenteritis – Vibrio spp., Yersinia entercolitica, Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and Plesiomonas shigelloides.
Simply snaps into the Enteric Bacterial Panel test strip, upon request when additional food or waterborne bacteria are suspected or for the immunocompromised patient. Alternatively, this panel may be ordered run for every stool specimen if extended coverage is desired.⁴

BD MAX^TM Enteric Bacterial and Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels have major benefits compared to conventional stool culture methods

More accurate diagnosis and results to aid in appropriate treatment⁵
Reduces consumables related to conventional methods by an average of 60%²
Saves space and resources required for processing stool samples by conventional methods
Implementation of timely and accurate detection of organisms can improve patient management and antimicrobial stewardship¹

You can optimise your testing algorithm by selecting the most appropriate enteric panel(s) based on patient history/clinical presentation

The BD MAX™ Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel can be used at all times or when broader testing is needed
Simply snap into the BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial Panel test strip as needed for ease of use
The BD MAX™ System easily runs the BD MAX™ Enteric Parasite Panel, the BD MAX™ Enteric Viral Panel, and the BD MAX™ Enteric Viral Panel-NR for all of your molecular stool testing needs

The BD MAX^TM Cdiff assay provides rapid detection of the C. difficile toxin B gene (tcdB),
the gene essential for CDI¹, including infections caused by hypervirulent strains

CDI is the most important (preventable) infective cause of healthcare-associated diarrhoea in Europe and is associated with high morbidity and mortality²
The BD MAX™ Cdiff assay is a real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay offering diagnostic speed and accuracy to allow fast treatment decisions and prevent transmission of infection³
Traditional diagnostic methods can be time-consuming (toxigenic culture or cell cytotoxicity neutralization assay) or may have poor sensitivity (glutamate dehydrogenase assays)^4-5
PCR is recommended by ESCMID guidelines as a primary test in a 2-step algorithm for diagnosis of CDI²
The BD MAX™ Cdiff assay is integrated on the fully automated BD MAX™ System and is run compatible with
other healthcare associated infection (HAI) assays³
Results are available in approximately 2 hours with only 1 minute of hands-on time per specimen³

Improved patient
management

Workflow
efficiency

Diagnostic
accuracy

Characteristics of the BD MAX™ Cdiff assay

Test	Sample type²	Storage and Stability²	Target
BD MAX™ Cdiff	Unpreserved stool	Specimens can be stored for up to 120 hours (5 days) at 2–8°C or for up to 48 hours at 2–25°C before testing Transport should occur at 2–25°C	Clostridioides difficile* toxin B gene (tcdB)

Test	BD MAX™ Cdiff
Sample type²	Unpreserved stool
Storage and Stability²	Specimens can be stored for up to 120 hours (5 days) at 2–8°C or for up to 48 hours at 2–25°C before testing Transport should occur at 2–25°C
Target	Clostridioides difficile* toxin B gene (tcdB)

BD MAX™ Cdiff

is part of the BD MAX™ Portfolio of HAI Assays

BD MAX™
MRSA XT

BD MAX™
StaphSR

BD MAX™
Check-Points CPO

BD MAX™
Cdiff

VIASURE VanR Real
Time PCR Detection
Kit for BD MAX™

*Clostridioides difficile was previously known as Clostridium difficile, the bacteria was reclassified in 2016

CDI, Clostridioides difficile infection; CPO, Carbapenemase-Producing Organism; ESCMID, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; HAI, Healthcare Associated Infections; MRSA, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PCR, Polymerase Chain Reaction; tcdB, Clostridioides difficile toxin B gene

1. Polage C et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2012;55(7):982-989. 2. Tschudin-Sutter S et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018;24(10):1051-1054. 3. BD MAX™ Cdiff [Package Insert]. Sparks, MD: Becton, Dickinson and Company; 2017. 4. Surawicz CM et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013;108(4):478-499. 5. Peterson LR, Robicsek A. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151(3):176-179.

Embrace performance for detection of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI)*

BD MAX™ Enteric Solutions offer an effective, time-saving alternative to conventional methods

Improved patient management

Improved workflow

Increased accuracy of detection

By adding the Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel to the Enteric Bacterial Panel, your lab can detect over 95% of bacteria that cause infectious diarrhoea1

BD MAXTM Enteric Bacterial and Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels have major benefits compared to conventional stool culture methods

You can optimise your testing algorithm by selecting the most appropriate enteric panel(s) based on patient history/clinical presentation

The BD MAXTM Cdiff assay provides rapid detection of the C. difficile toxin B gene (tcdB), the gene essential for CDI1, including infections caused by hypervirulent strains

Improved patient management

Workflow efficiency

Diagnostic accuracy

Characteristics of the BD MAX™ Cdiff assay

By adding the Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel to the Enteric Bacterial Panel, your lab can detect over 95% of bacteria that cause infectious diarrhoea¹

BD MAX^TM Enteric Bacterial and Extended Enteric Bacterial Panels have major benefits compared to conventional stool culture methods

The BD MAX^TM Cdiff assay provides rapid detection of the C. difficile toxin B gene (tcdB),
the gene essential for CDI¹, including infections caused by hypervirulent strains

Improved patient
management

Workflow
efficiency

Diagnostic
accuracy